I'd be interested!

I didn't have near this kick ass of a setup, but I sold all of my brew gear for kayak/fishing gear earlier this year. It was a good call.

My five-year-old would appreciate me putting something like this together.

Had to adjust the squelch on my Standard Horizon, too.  Do that first.

Redundant radios?  Never in my life have I heard of that.  Not a bad idea, I guess, but I have a hard enough time remembering where I put one radio when I'm packing up to go fishing...  YMMV.

Out of curiosity, what do you have your squelch set at, Tinker?

Hello all,

I've got a new Standard Horizon handheld VHF that I've only had out on the ocean once, but heard nothing on channel 69/16 for the hour I had it on. After speaking with customer service they assure me it's working because I get the weather channel loud and clear, but I'd like to know first hand it's receiving and transmitting properly. I live in the South Bay and would love to do a radio check if I knew someone else who had one close by (I know, never use emergency channels). Does anyone have any suggestions to test this thing out before I head back to the salt? Thanks!

I put it on the calendar. Looking forward to it!

Not sure how much help I was, but I'm glad you were able to nail it down and let me follow the progress. Let me know if you ever want to head out fishing!

The side scan is really done a disservice when it's only given 1/4 of the screen, imo. But, to each their own.